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West Coast Eagles vs Geelong: AFL live scores, blog

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17th August, 2013
Teams

West Coast

B: M.Brown, D.Glass, P.McGinnity
HB: S.Butler, E.Mackenzie, As.Smith
C: A.Gaff, S.Wellingham, B.Dalziell
HF: J.Cripps, JJ.Kennedy, J.Hill
F: L.Shuey, S.Lycett, J.Darling
Foll: D.Cox, S.Selwood, M.Priddis
Int: W.Schofield, B.Sheppard, C.Masten, A.Carter
Emg: A.Embley, A.Hams, M.Rosa

Geelong

B: J.Rivers, T.Lonergan, C.Enright
HB: C.Guthrie, H.Taylor, J.Bartel
C: A.Christensen, J.Selwood, J.Kelly
HF: M.Stokes, M.Blicavs, S.Johnson
F: S.Motlop, J.Podsiadly, T.Varcoe
Foll: N.Vardy, J.Caddy, M.Duncan
Int: J.Corey, A.Mackie, J.Murdoch, A.Walker
Emg: J.Hunt, J.Schroder, J.Stringer

First Bounce: 7.40pm AEST
Venue: Patersons Stadium
Last Time: Richmond 14.22 (106) d Carlton 14.17 (101)
History: Richmond 85, Carlton 123, Drawn 2
Betting: $2.65 West Coast, $1.50 Carlton
TV: Channel Seven (LIVE, WA/VIC), Fox Footy (LIVE)
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The West Coast Eagles take on Geelong at Patersons Stadium on Saturday night, two rivals that have had some epic battles in past years and who, at the start of the 2013 season, were tipped to be playing finals. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 7.40pm AEST.

The Eagles have had a year that, to those expectations, has been well below par, and looked to have kissed their finals chances good bye with the loss to the Western Bulldogs.

With the AFL announcement of the Essendon hearing on August 26, however, the Eagles suddenly have something to play for.

Should the Bombers lose premiership points, as is widely expected, the Eagles, currently tenth and two games behind eighth placed Port Adelaide, could be the team that benefits.

Only 1.2 percentage points separates West Coast from ninth placed Carlton who, with form and now injury concerns, look to be limping towards seasons-end.

Crucially, the Eagles are playing the best they have all season at a time when it counts most.

To have any chance of jumping Carlton and being into a position to benefit should Essendon lose points, they have to keep winning.

West Coast beat the Bombers comfortably in Melbourne last Sunday, their first win against a top-eight side this year.

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They can take momentum from this and their win against Gold Coast the previous week, but Geelong are an entirely different prospect to either of those sides.

The Cats continue to roll on in second place in a season in which coach Chris Scott has said repeatedly that his team has not yet played its best football.

If they finally put four quarters together on Saturday night, the Eagles will be in trouble.

Injuries will be a factor for both sides, with Geelong finally give the increasingly restricted Tom Hawkins a rest and not subjecting his dodgy back to the flight to Perth.

Importantly for the Eagles, Mark LeCras won’t play after damaging his ribs kicking five goals against Essendon.

The Eagles have also left out young defender Blayne Wilson, while Geelong have omitted Jesse Stringer.

The unavailability of Lecras may prove the deciding factor should the Eagles manage to stay close for the majority of the game, his poise and skill likely to be missed.

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For West Coast, Luke Shuey and Adam Carter come into the side, while Geelong have added pace in youngsters Jordan Murdoch and Mark Blicavs.

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